Thrifting Time! Ep. 21: I Got A Floppy Disk Camera | Retail Archaeology

Thrifting Time! Ep. 21: In this episode I find get a Sony Mavica floppy disk camera and test it out.
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[@OldMan_PJ]

I don't blame you for passing on that Simpson's CD. My limit when buying CD's in thrift shops is $2. Goodwill asking $5+ is insane.

[@sweetkitty3249]

Goodwill has gotten way over priced!

[@Pray4Cilley]

Yea but I think on Wednesdays it's half off if I remember right

[@eig101101]

Yep, Goodwill doesn’t have bargains anymore.

[@clairesmyth8733]

My local Goodwill is charging 3.00, but you really have to check IF the cd is in the jewel case, 'cause they don't.

[@clairesmyth8733]

@@sweetkitty3249 I agree. I realize there's overhead, but there's limits.

[@natakin8769]

🤣🤣🤣 3:40 "What? Is this the smash your dick 5000?"

[@__hjg__2123]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ValeriaZaragoza692]

“That explains the gas station taquitos in the cover.” LOL I legit lost it

[@cdcVintage]

I like these thrifting videos. It would be so much fun if I was there shopping with you.

[@johnnymichael1804]

Definitely need more of them

[@lexa_power]

I enjoy watching them too i wish i had someone to go thrifting with. I used to have friends who liked to go in college. I miss it.

[@ceilingfan7030]

That Peter/bill Cosby joke took me out (I love these videos! Really satisfies the urge to go thrifting when I can’t go myself)

[@jettesides420]

I spit out my coffee at that joke, and im not even drinking coffee.

[@bmwfitness28]

I love thrift store finds.

[@elllie7307]

The picture of the tree growing up through the outdoor mall is so nice and calm

[@ceefusjenkins2281]

My grandparents had a "smash your dick 5000" in their sun room. It was hilarious.

[@PixelatedH2O]

That version of Encarta is some of the first PC software I ever owned. The cover art was immediately recognizable, even after 25+ years. I also had a Dell Inspiron from 2005 that used the same case as seen in the video.

[@gp.5989]

I had the same one too

[@UndeadEggmiester]

Nice to see this series come back. Seeing a video on the best games ever could be entertaining.

[@clairesmyth8733]

I used to use a Sony Mavica floppy disc camera at work for facilities operations. I inherited it later when we abandoned it for standard digital cameras with an SD camera and/or our phones for work. Pictures were usually for documenting repair work, maintenance issues.

[@EzekielMessenger]

That Skybox vending machine is from around 2005. They had to be repaired by Maytag immediately out of the box. I knew a guy who bought one for every one of his 4 guest bedrooms. Maytag had to fix them all.

[@yaosio]

Going places after eating Arby's is a dangerous game.

[@grandmasteraj855]

I feel a curly fry cramp coming on just reading that.

[@ShorterThanYouKnow]

@@grandmasteraj855 Eating anything from the fryer at Arby's is a bad decision.

[@Code7Unltd]

@@ShorterThanYouKnow Arby's has been moot since the curly fries have been retailed in frozen bags. Baking them tastes quite good.

[@ShorterThanYouKnow]

@@Code7Unltd indeed. Rally's fries in the bag aren't terrible either.

[@rogueinvestor2375]

Obviously you've never tried Taco Bell. No, I would not recommend.

[@mistermonday1994]

HOLY CRAP!!!! I've been looking for one of those SKY Box vending machines, I used to want one when I was a kid.

[@utubepunk]

For that price, it's probably still there!

[@JustWowNick]

“… what happened to actually make them finally get rid of it.” Death. They probably totally forgot about it and it was donated after they died.

[@TonyDeCoste]

I'm in northern Nova Scotia and it's mind blowing to see that the video games and CD sections in your area are nearly identical to the ones at my local Value Village (owned by Savers). It's also refreshing to hear a YT thrifter say they hope an item (graphing calculator in this case) goes to someone who actually needs it rather than a flipper. May the thrifting gods bless you with good fortune!

[@XoloQueue]

Wow that Barney's Learning Laptop just unlocked some memories from my childhood. I actually had one of these growing up. Really cool find!

[@briangleeson1528]

You have the most awesome Goodwills. Mine never have good stuff. That Mavica rocks! The other CD software is good. You should do a live stream and solve one of the Carmen SanDiego cases.

[@annabbott1963]

Thrifting is recycling that works. I enjoy these videos.

[@kingedwin]

IIRC, Fisher and Sanyo made all of LXI's audio electronics, while some of the other items were made by Hitachi and Goldstar (LG.)

[@CL_CORTES]

Really enjoying these thrifting episodes. Your commentary on the social media logos there at the end was hilarious.

[@ItsMeMattCarter]

When I worked at Arbys we closed early to play Dungeons and Dragons on Sunday and our manager was the DM lmao!!!!

[@ItsMeMattCarter]

I literally had that exact Dell laptop

[@RandomGuyComments]

It's like Harry and the Hendersons is doing a POV retail video reaching out to discover things. Love it! Man this channel takes me back! It's my fav thing to watch on a Friday night while on my new PC after a long week at work. Cheers!

[@BGNOLA]

"Im in You" was Frampton's bomb follow up to Comes Alive; that and the Sgt Pepper movie killed his career

[@JohnGotts]

Bomb? #2 on the album and singles charts. Platinum (1,000,000) sold in the US. Love it or hate it, this was his most popular album.

[@BGNOLA]

@@JohnGotts is Peter in you?

[@josephtafur]

I always say it and i will say it again Thrifting Time is always the best time.

[@Star_sweeper]

My nana had that exact dial-up modem in the early 2000s. I used to love to watch the lights on it!

[@POVwithRC]

Yep. CB radios do best with tuned length antennas. Comically out of place on a portable.

[@ryananderson8511]

I feel like I love the older camera the lofi is perfect and reminds me of all the pics my grandma used to take

[@WarMasterX6]

Some fun finds. Yeah those old camera pics do look a bit off but still have some quality and charm about them. Thanks for another nostalgic video RA!

[@davinp]

A problem with CDs is that they deteriorate over time as the chemicals inside breakdown, so one day an old CD could stop working. We don't know exactly how long a CD lasts

[@cmdraftbrn]

one of my dvds did that last xmas. peeves me to no end

[@Code7Unltd]

That's sort of why I moved to digital hi-res audio for my music these days. What's online today might not be there tomorrow. Most FLAC players are quicker to operate than CDs and can reach parity with modern vinyl to boot.

[@pinball541]

It is great to see another episode of thrifting from Retail Archeology, it takes me back to the channel's roots. Erik, I have been binge watching the old Siesta Mall, & Rotting Acres Mall livestreams. They have been taking me back in time 4-5 years ago. MEMORIES! Are you planning to do a revisit to these malls, I would be there waiting for the stream to start. I want to buy a mattress from Rick Cerra's Used Mattress Store.😁 Hello from Maricopa Arizona🌡🔥

[@alyxgraff9121]

Glad to see Thrifting Time come back. The local Goodwill in my area took out their toy section & their CD section is mostly either old movies or blank cases with nothing in them, so I'm glad to see other Goodwill locations have better inventory.

[@DarkMachineNation]

The punchline after 8:10 was CRAZY. LMAO

[@EstoNoEsUnSpoiler]

8:47 half the Vorkosigan saga is on those shelves. At 99 cents apiece and looking decent. I would have grabbed them all

[@--Zook--]

I had no idea you had thrifting content. By far my favorite kind of video ever.

[@ashextraordinaire]

That PC power module is taking me BACK. Pretty sure I have that Galaxy of Games disc somewhere too, sitting next to Encarta 96.

[@discogoddess4453]

i always get the family photos i see at thrift stores bc i feel bad leaving them there lol💔

[@popecorkyxxiv2363]

"All cheese is good, you don't need a guide." Allow me to introduce you to Casu Marzu, aka Maggot Cheese.

[@rommix0]

And don't forget the Wensleydale.

[@williamharris8367]

3:07 -- I once found a couples' famed commemorative marriage certificate at a thrift shop. I have utterly no idea who would want such a thing.

[@grahambentley3964]

That Ortho book wasn't a gas station giveaway...Ortho had (and may still have) a whole series of books about different subjects, many involving gardening or other home related topics. I was a kid in the 80s (born in '75) and remember my grandparents having a lot of these books (they were avid gardeners).

[@clairesmyth8733]

I kept an Ortho book on picnics "The Complete Book of Picnics". It was a cool book on planning picnics and parties, (and with some ideas, they seem pretentious and impractical, but still fun) with recipes. What was also cool is that several location shots were close to where I lived. Great comparisons.

[@erinmarsh3934]

A humble request for a future thrifting time: the Value Village off of Glendale and 53rd Ave. It was a Skaggs grocery store and looks like it has not been updated on the inside since the 70s/80s. I went there for the first time and thought it would be great to see a Retail Archeology video about it!

[@__hjg__2123]

RA: "I kinda regret not getting The Simpsons Yellow Album" me: Trust me... no you don't edit: actually the patina on those Mavica photos are cool!!!

[@MDestron2282]

I love those old style Wendy's with those weird big greenhouse glass sitting areas. I'm surprised that camera worked. I didn't know floppy disk cameras were even a thing.

[@RivLoveshine]

I want that weird statue thing in the thumbnail. It looks like a weird Aztec inspired sculpture.

[@utubepunk]

Those Hanna Barbara records would make for good wallpaper.

[@JD-wn3cc]

Great vid. That camera, wow! Some memories there. 'Bought' one for $1,000 dollars in 1999 when on a study exchange in the states. Took good pics, great zoom but you could only get 2 or 3 photos on a disc at top quality😂. Cant remember which shop i bought it at but it had a 6 month return policy so used it to capture my semester there and then returned it for full refund!

[@m.m.i.9586]

I don’t think I’ve laughed so much in a while! That gym equipment looks terrifying. 🤣

[@rapids444]

i'd love to see the jank on that disc... glad you're surviving the heat in AZ.

[@Sammykins425]

I had that Casio calculator! Yes it was cheaper but still functioned the same. Just a few differences in how tasks were performed.

[@EmeraldCityVideo]

Holy shit, my mom had that "Prime Rider" exercise thing when I was a kid. I had forgotten it existed but now everything came flooding back.

[@maeganmonster]

I gasped when I saw that Inspiron- i had it or a very similar Inspiron model from around that time in middle school (the trackpad is where my memory is fuzzy, i cant remember if mine had those scroll rectangles). Many nights spent playing Sims 2 on that thing, hoping i wouldnt wake my parents up when i forgot to turn the speakers down and the XP startup sound blasted through at 11pm. The vents on the front of mine had LEDs inside and i could select the color or cycle through as well. I thought it was the coolest laptop ever but had to keep it on my desk because it was so heavy!

[@goodwi11]

My wife walked in right as you said ‘I’m gonna pull this all the way out and show you how long it is’……questions were asked.

[@lawriefoster5587]

😱😱😱

[@Retrograde_cat]

"Adventures In Mexican Cooking" gives me a mental image of Breaking Bad, but with the entire plot revolving around getting ingredients for your quesadilla, illegally.

[@josephtafur]

I like Netflix version of Carmen Sandiego

[@ShorterThanYouKnow]

You should totally do a video on some of the old games on that disk, if you want. I knew there was a reason I didn't jump of the Threads train. That logo does look like a pube.

[@ForgettableMike]

I remember having one of those realistic walkie-talkies. I think the antenna eventually broke.

[@kittea1804]

i love that you collect old edutainment games

[@aaron74]

Wow, Practical Peripherals... what a throwback

[@lexa_power]

I would have loved that family feud expansion game when i was a kid. I had that game, but not the expansion. I still play my snes family feud cartridge at least once every few years. Those little Barney laptop type toys last forever! If only they made apple products to last like that. Your old windows computer and screen saver set up is cool! Is that an snes controller for your computer? Looks like a cool set up.

[@mathewmclean9128]

Awesome episode. And speaking of old technology and internet stuff, LGR just did a good video about the i-opener Internet only computer and that really made me think about the old days LOL. He said he picked it up at a thrift shop, I wonder if you've ever seen one of those at a thrift shop.

[@AmbientWalking]

Wow! Amazing! Awesome trip! 👍👍👍

[@duoworks528]

Just a heads up for a video. Fiesta mall is being demolished as we speak. Demolition started mid July.

[@jaycranford1592]

So chiropractic adjustment on a baby is to help with colic, I cried for 3 months then a chiropractor picked me up by my head and it fixed whatever! I was also allergic to the stuffing in diapers. So I cried for months and had to wear cloth diapers, my parents probably wanted to give me away!

[@lightfusegetaway]

Ortho is the garden pest control company, but they released a bunch of books on gardening and landscaping. Did not know they released cookbooks though! Interesting.

[@kellycarroll6829]

the Carmen San Diego looks pretty good! 🌟 good finds.

[@BlueJay6441]

Very relaxing for a Sunday night, thanks

[@My_Op]

@Retail Archaeology Have you seen the reality-TV show "Salvage Kings"? Sometimes the Priestly get to demolish a full mall and I think you'd like to see the moment they go to salvage-picking the almost empty place before demolition.

[@RetailArchaeology]

I have not, sounds interesting. I'll add it to my watch list. Thanks!

[@nogamesjustsports4104]

They took their family photos to good will and said “I’m done with this frame , and this family” 😂😂😂

[@Pray4Cilley]

I love you videos man , ever since I was a teenager I been into vintage old school stuff. Nothing better than that .

[@Larry]

Those old PD collection CDs are an absolute goldmine for games that would definitely be lost media today.

[@cuddlesthetiger-mallsnmore]

I wish my local thrift stores had half as good stuff as the ones you hit up. Last time I went to my goodwill, they had a total of like 5 electronics, and they were just a couple of coffee makers and toaster ovens. Not old enough to be interesting, and not new enough to be a bargain. But there was a funny little egg spatula thing with a chicken egg with a face on it that I had to get for my mom because she loves dumb goofy little things like that. That's basically all I go there for anymore. Never any video games, hardly any CDs. Just silly little things to make us laugh.

[@MannyQuid]

I grew up in france in the late 80s early 90s and casio was as big as texas instrument for calculator and I don't remember them being cheaper. They did mostly the same thing. I remember programming my casio with games :D

[@cs8712]

I have Galaxy of Games Vol. 3, definitely spent a ton of time with it in the mid 90s. Also Game Empire Vol. 2. Those shareware compilations were basically the ps1 demo discs before ps1

[@brandonkock]

I love these! My son and I love thrifting.

[@fouldeathrat]

"4 Hours After Arby's" sounds like a post-bathroom arrest for bioterrorism. Or a punk band. Maybe both. And also, damn. We had one of those power centers on our computer desk growing up...

[@jimroscovius]

My first modem connected to the cassette port on my TRS-80 Model I. 150 baud, I believe.

[@eljonyquetzal02]

I’m today year old where I found out that’s Carmen Sandiego and not Carmen Santiago. My mind is blow 😮

[@mrfujiwara-JJ]

Goodwill doesn't send laptops to e-waste; they have Goodwill computer stores where they sell them for ridiculous prices. I used to live by one. They are normal Goodwills but with a separate room to the side with PC, Video Games, and other random electronics. The right place to go if you want a $180 Nintendo 64 or a $300 TI-99.

[@namebrandmason]

I don’t know if I can forgive RA for walking past that America’s Test Kitchen Cookbook.

[@traceytrotter9934]

I recommend the smaller thrift stores if you have them where you live. Better deals and better for the economy. That Savers looks cool though. I volunteer at thrift stores in my town. Really fun but can be dangerous if you have any hoarding tendencies. Fun video, made me laugh a few times!

[@REBELxLOPEZ]

You should eat at my family’s Resturant in that area , it’s called El Metate Mexican Food

[@nypinstripes]

Hahaha as soon as you pulled out the dial up modem I was like wowwww. I had that same one lol Many ages ago.

[@PeppermintPJ90025]

The Bill Cosby joke 😂🤣😂

[@kennixox262]

Ortho was also the brand of pesticides for the garden.

[@madcat4563]

Ha ha, I swear we have that Microwave cookbook somewhere in the house. What makes it weird is I'm miles away from the US.

[@elchicharron9503]

I've been using a sony Mavica for 20 years for online auctions. They take great macro photos, and have a small file size that makes editing and uploading easy. In the market for a "new" one as the floppy drive is failing on my old one.

[@jimmythetvfanatic7402]

11:33 I have that laptop since 2005 and while it runs slow, it still works pretty well as of the time I'm commenting.

[@drno-xc1yt]

I like the Mavica camera. I nearly bought one of those new back in the day, but ultimately I waited until prices started to come down on cameras with flash storage.

[@00Mandy00]

I remember by friend’s dad swearing he could make a turkey in the microwave. It involved a paper bag. It was probably about 1982.

[@joewilson3393]

We did chiropractic on my son. He got a flat spot on the back of his head, and they helped fix it, avoiding a helmet.

[@utubepunk]

For those who don't know, you can preserve those Windows game compilation CD-ROMS 💿 to the Internet Archive.

[@shyhotdog]

Retail Arch uploads make me happy :)

[@LukeZalvino]

I think it was Brutalmoose who did some good vids on using that microwave cookbook

[@anyu]

Hell yeah Brutalmoose mention! 🤜🤛

[@CHANCEINTUITIVE]

That exercise bike looking thing I remember those I guess they don’t make them anymore😂 I would of bought it

[@jasonleman1396]

We got our microwave in 81 or 82 and a cookbook for it, (It was a gift so not sure if it was included). My parents never used it

[@utubepunk]

Your commentary cracks me up! It'd be awesome to see you collab with LGR Thrifts!

[@Howelton2020]

Someone bought the iron for grandma or grandpa, they used it once, but prefered their standard iron. Grandparents probably passed, so they donated it too goodwill.

[@charlieretro]

I would have bought it I think it would come in handy with older shirts that have callers that are folded the wrong way.

[@anotherguy2741]

I'm surprised you found a matching pair on the speakers from Sears at Goodwill. There are too many times that I've seen only one and the matching speaker is missing.

[@gmfitzg]

The title insinuates you're going have to visit the bathroom soon 😂

[@andysorensen1737]

They absolutely did have a Jeopardy game with expansions back in the day. Also had Price is Right and Wheel of Fortune as well. I’m always down for some cheap shareware gamage!